Robert Feder

Real Estate/Transactional, Environmental, Land Use & Zoning Corporate

Bob is one of the founding Partners of the firm. He is primarily involved in the development, financing, construction, purchase, leasing and sale of real estate. He has extensive experience in the environmental review of large real estate projects and the complex zoning and planning issues associated with large scale development. He is actively involved in commercial transactions throughout the United States and abroad.

He is general counsel and a director of a large privately held multi-national corporation which is a leader in the field of manufacturing precision parts for the electronics industry, with manufacturing and sales facilities in ten states and throughout Europe and the Far East. Bob has represented most of the major developers and owners of commercial real property in Westchester and surrounding counties. He is a member of the board of directors of Presidential Realty Corporation, a publicly owned REIT whose shares are traded on the American Exchange. He was actively involved in the negotiations that led to the formation of the Health Star Network, an alliance of the four leading community hospitals in Westchester.

Bob is a former adjunct professor of law at Pace Law School and Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Awards/Recognitions

AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers of America
Westchester Magazine, Westchester's Best Lawyers
New York Magazine, New York Area's Best Lawyers; 2005, 2006, 2007
The White Plains Historical Society, White Plains Citizen Extraordinaire; 2005
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who In America
Who's Who in the East
Who's Who in American Law
The National Conference of Christians and Jews, Community Service Award
The YMCA of Westchester, Community Service Award
The White Plains Performing Arts Center, Community Service Award
The Senior Personnel Employment Committee, Community Service Award
American Jewish Committee, Community Service Award

Admissions/Courts

State of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York
Tax Court of the United States

Professional Associations

New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American College of Real Estate Lawyers
White Plains and Westchester County Bar Associations

Selected Publications/Presentations

"The Practical Implications of Environmental and Land Use Regulations on Real Estate Transactions in the United States," Land Use Law Center of Pace Law School, Author The International Seminar on Environmental Law, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2004; Lecturer
Frequent lecturer on Real Estate and Environmental issues before:
- American Institute of Architects
- Various Bar Associations
- Pace Law School Seminars

Community Service

White Plains Hospital, Chairman of the Board, 1992-1997, 2002-2005; Board of Directors, 1978-present
Stellaris Health System, Board of Directors, Vice chairman; Chairman of Finance Committee
Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, President, 1974-1978; Board of Directors and Executive Committee; 1971-present
Purchase College Foundation, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees
White Plans Housing Authority, Commissioner; 1984-2004

Education

Columbia University School of Law, LLB; 1953
College of the City of New York, B.A., cum laude; 1953

Extracurricular

Bob is the father of four daughters and a son, and the proud grandfather of eight.

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